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• Sugar Ray Leonard is a former Welterweight and Middleweight boxing champion and is often referred to as the best fighter of the 1980s.IBHOF: Sugar Ray Leonard

  Sugar Ray Leonard was named after the singing legend Ray Charles and nicknamed "Sugar" by one of his coaches. Leonard is considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles in more then one weight class and sparring with champions Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler. He also starred in the NBC reality TV show The Contender.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: May 17, 1956
  2. Birth Place: Wilmington, North Carolina
  3. Height: 5 feet 10 inches
  4. Weight: 141 to 168 pounds
  5. Fights: 40
  6. Knockouts: 25
  7. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997

• Achievements

  • 1972: National Golden Gloves Lightweight champion
  • 1973: National Golden Gloves Lightweight champion, defeating Hilmer Kenty
  • 1973: Runner-up in National AAU Light Welterweight championships, losing to Randy Shields
  • 1974: National AAU Light Welterweight champion
  • 1974: National Golden Gloves Light Welterweight champion
  • 1975: National AAU Light Welterweight champion
  • 1975: Won the Light Welterweight gold medal for the United States at the Pan American Games
  • 1976: Won the Light Welterweight gold medal for the United States at the Olympics in Montreal, Canada

• Defeats

  Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Donnie Lalonde, Wilfred Benitez, Floyd Mayweather, Ayub Kalule, Dave Green, Armando Muniz, Tony Chiaverini and Pete Ranzany.

• Boxing Record

  • Total fights: 40
  • Wins: 36
  • Wins by KO: 25
  • Losses: 3
  • Draws: 1
  • No contests: 0

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